Toyota Avanza vs. Suzuki APV

[Tsuper Man]

Kami naman, we tested out a friend's Avanza on a long road trip. It wasn't comfortable kasi medyo masikip for us, pero manageable. If you have kids, alam mo na madami kayong gamit (lalo na pag may baby) ranging from clothes, toys (bisikleta ba naman ipapadala) and even your own bags. Kaya mabuti at dala ko pamilya ng tumitingin sa showroom ng Suzuki at Toyota. Nothing beats filling that showroom model with those gonna use it and getting info from them pagdating sa space. Pakabit lang rear aircon sa APV na manual transmission, OK na sa kanila.

Isa pang dyahe naman sa APV yung medyo uncomfortable na flooring ng driver's side coz the wheel well mostly eats up the space where the foot pedals are located. Wearing a "bulky" shoe is not adviseable.

[impulzz]

seen both units. mas maluwag leg room ng APV sa 2nd and 3rd row, sa 1st row ang problema is the wheel well proturding sa foot area on both side, since malaki ako istorbo sa paa ko, just what Tsuperman said. My right knee hits the shift knob even when i'm not shifting. advantage of the avp is its ground clearance mas mataas but prone to body roll.

the avanza is more car like to me but still very far from a sedan ride, ok ang 1st and 2nd row seat. the 3rd row... just forget about it.

over-all i'll get an avanza... why? dahil lang sa the engine is monted in front at 4 lang kami sasakay. but if i needed a bigger car with a small engine...apv na

[dennisplegaspi]

salamat po mr meledson. may plano po kasi si wife na bumili ng avanza kaya medyo nag-re-research from people with personal experience with the said vehicle.

[meledson]

salamat po mr meledson. may plano po kasi si wife na bumili ng avanza kaya medyo nag-re-research from people with personal experience with the said vehicle.

Check out the Avanza Thread. Marami kang makukuha na information from owners and soon to be owners.

If you have questions, please feel free to ask.

BTW, welcome to the forum.

When the APV first came out. I said that this will be a practical car for my family, untill the Avanza came along. Each vehicle has it's pros and cons. A major pro for me for the Avanza was the fuel economy and power of the engine. DOHC VVTi. I have read the reviews (the Avanza thread twice) before we got the Avanza.

About 98-99% of the time, there are 2 or 3 people riding , but 1 to 2 % of the time, I am with my family and Yayas. A passenger car was too small for this 1 to 2% of the time.

Longest distance travelled in one go (with the whole family and yaya, 6 adults and 2 toddlers) is Laguna to Tarlac City with side trips (the next day) from Tarlac City to Angeles City. I left Laguna with a full tank, I came back with an almost empty tank (fuel low warning light is still off).

My daily commute of about 90 Km mixed city and hiway, I now get more than 13Km per liter (before it was 12+).

[_Qwerty_]

i was in the same situation.. i was looking at the APV for our first car.. pero ended up getting the Avanza.. well hindi pa.. baka next week pa..

ok naman yung room nang avanza.. malalaki kami.. i'm 5'10" eh kasya naman ako sa 3rd row nang avanza.. tapos dual aircon pa..

and higit sa lahat.. matipid sa gas.. and you have the toyota badge.. plus the 30T discount that they are offering this month.

[sboogie]

the avanza is the more practical choice for me.

[drey]

A van is suppose to be comfy for all.

APV for me.

[Bogeyman]

I choose the APV.

But I wish that Suzuki would make the dual-aircon feature standard on both M/T and A/T models. I wouldn't want to go for the A/T variant just because of the extra aircon at the back.

[drey]

and you have the toyota badge..

I'm scratching my head over this one. Put out the Toyota badge and you've got a Daihatsu. Plus it's better yung Zuk, sila ang pinaka honest sa lahat, imo.

[OTEP]

Yeah, would you still choose the Avanza if it had a Daihatsu badge? hehehe.

[_Qwerty_]

kanya kanyang opinion naman yan.. sa akin iba pa rin talaga service nang toyota.. and pag toyota... madali ang parts..

tsaka biased ako.. uncle ko kasi VP sa toyota.. pasensya na.

[Bogeyman]

Yeah, would you still choose the Avanza if it had a Daihatsu badge? hehehe.

I'd probably choose the Avanza if they took out the Toyota badge and replaced it with Daihatsu's. Wala lang, for the novelty siguro. :D

[archangel_1911]

Yeah, would you still choose the Avanza if it had a Daihatsu badge? hehehe.

Yes I will! I was a proud owner of a Daihatsu Charade and just sold it recently. The new owner is very satisfied with it.

Being a toyota is a bonus, because you can get the parts anywhere in the world. Theres nothing wrong owning an APV either it's just the option of the buyer which to choose.